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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

  • 1978
  • 18+
  • 2h 2m
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7.3/10
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
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After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.After suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.

  • Director
    • Fred Schepisi
  • Writers
    • Fred Schepisi
    • Thomas Keneally
  • Stars
    • Tommy Lewis
    • Freddy Reynolds
    • Angela Punch McGregor
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
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    • Director
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writers
      • Fred Schepisi
      • Thomas Keneally
    • Stars
      • Tommy Lewis
      • Freddy Reynolds
      • Angela Punch McGregor
    • 16User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations

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    Tommy Lewis
    Tommy Lewis
    • Jimmie Blacksmith
    Freddy Reynolds
    • Mort Blacksmith
    Angela Punch McGregor
    • Gilda Marshall
    • (as Angela Punch)
    Ray Barrett
    Ray Barrett
    • Farrell
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Rev. Neville
    Steve Dodd
    • Tabidgi
    • (as Steve Dodds)
    Peter Carroll
    Peter Carroll
    • McCready
    Ruth Cracknell
    • Mrs. Heather Newby
    Don Crosby
    • Jack Newby
    Elizabeth Alexander
    Elizabeth Alexander
    • Petra Graf
    Peter Sumner
    Peter Sumner
    • Dowie Steed
    Tim Robertson
    Tim Robertson
    • Healey
    Ray Meagher
    Ray Meagher
    • Dud Edmonds
    Brian Anderson
    • Hyberry
    Jane Harders
    • Mrs. Healey
    Julie Dawson
    • Martha Neville
    Jack Charles
    Jack Charles
    • Harry Edwards
    Arthur Dignam
    Arthur Dignam
    • Man in Butcher Shop
    • Director
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writers
      • Fred Schepisi
      • Thomas Keneally
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    • Trivia
      Tommy Lewis had never had any acting experience when he was cast as this film's lead character Jimmie Blacksmith.
    • Quotes

      McCready: You can't say we haven't given you anything. We've introduced you to alcohol, religion.

      Jimmie Blacksmith: Religion.

      McCready: Influenza, measles, syphilis. School.

      Jimmie Blacksmith: School.

      McCready: A whole host of improvements.

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      Featured in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith: Melbourne Premiere from Willesee at Seven, June 1978 (1978)

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    10/10
    introspective film that many people miss.
    Deals with the antihero that goes over the edge...beyond obvious comprehension. Many miss the point...."he's half white." This film explore what structural racism produces, especially in that individual that seems to have the chance of crossing lines. Instead these are the individuals that are repeatedly humiliated and demeaned by those they are seeking acceptance from. This is the point of the film. It is the potential from the "half breed" that contextualizes the journey to where is own people/ family see him as a devil. He is a man gone rabid...tormented by the world he does not fit. This film is moving on many levels and provides a glimpse into a history foreign to many. A tragedy in the deepest sense.
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    • ollirrap
    • May 30, 2014

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1978 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Ballade von Jimmie Blacksmith
    • Filming locations
      • Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • The Film House
      • Australian Film Commission
      • Film Victoria
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    • Budget
      • A$1,280,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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